Half-million bond set in heroin death case

A Kentucky man was indicted Thursday in connection with the heroin death of a woman, according to court documents.

Chad Eckler, 30, of Cynthiana, was arrested Dec. 14. Court documents say he bought and then furnished heroin to 29-year-old Jessica Slade in Hamilton County, causing "serious physical harm." Slade also is from Cynthiana.

Eckler initially was charged with one count of corrupting another with drugs.

Julie Wilson, spokeswoman for Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters, confirmed to The Enquirer the added charge Thursday of involuntary manslaughter followed in the wake of Slade's death on Dec. 14.

Bond was set Thursday at $500,000, court records show. An arraignment is set for Dec. 30 in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified Jessica Slade as Jessica Blade. The city where Eckler and Slade are from is Cynthiana, Kentucky.